"An East Gate book."

Introduction: South Asia's Nuclear Security Dilemma /Lowell Dittmer -- vii -- Part I Political Economy of Minimal Deterrence -- 1 Political Economy of the India-Pakistan Nuclear Standoff / Lawrence Saez -- 3 -- 2 Nuclear Crisis Stability in South Asia / Sumit Ganguly, Kent L. Biringer -- 29 -- 3 Military Technology, National Power, and Regional Security: The Strategic Significance of India's Nuclear, Missile, Space, and Missile Defense Forces / Dinshaw Mistry -- 49 -- 4 India and Pakistan: Nuclear-Related Programs and Aspirations at Sea / Rahul Roy-Chaudhury -- 73 -- Part II Power Structure of the Region -- 5 Pakistan's Nuclear Testing / Hasan-Askari Rizvi -- 97 -- 6 Strategic Myopia: Pakistan's Nuclear Doctrine and Crisis Stability in South Asia / Timothy D. Hoyt -- 110 -- 7 Nuclear Weapons and the Kargil Crisis: How and What Have Pakistanis Learned? / Samina Ahmed -- 137 -- 8 Foe or Friend? The Chinese Assessment of a Rising India After Pokhran-II / Jing-dong Yuan -- 150 -- 9 Causes and Consequences of China-Pakistani Nuclear/Missile Collaboration / T.V. Paul -- 175 -- 10 Conclusion: On the Current Status and Future Outlook of the South Asia Nuclear Security Embroilment / Lowell Dittmer -- 189.